Honors Recognize How DreamBox Learning Math Inspires Young Children to Become Mathematicians

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 27, 2012 – DreamBox Learning® (www.dreambox.com), the leading intelligent adaptive learning™ company, today announced that it has garnered four top awards for its DreamBox Learning Math program for children in grades K-5. This latest wave of accolades builds on 20 prior awards the company received for previous versions of its online mathematics program.

DreamBox Learning Math’s most recent honors include: the Parents’ Choice® Gold Award for Online Software; the National Association Parent Publication Awards (NAPPA); Parenting Resources Silver Award for school age children; and The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval for Educational Products.

“We are honored that DreamBox Learning Math has been recognized by parenting, education and technology experts as positively impacting how children are learning and achieving proficiency in mathematics,” said Jessie Woolley-Wilson, President and CEO of DreamBox Learning. “These awards couldn’t have been bestowed at a better time of year as summer break kicks into high gear and many parents are seeking fun and rewarding ways to intersperse educational activities into their children’s schedules to avoid academic regression. Making time for DreamBox Learning Math over the summer months will put kids ahead of the learning curve when they return for the new school year.”

DreamBox Learning Math develops rich, conceptual understanding of key mathematical concepts through effective, individualized instruction in an engaging and fun manner. With more than 600 lessons aligned with the K-5 Common Core State Standards, including in-depth fractions coverage for third and fourth grades, DreamBox Learning Math is an ideal solution to stop the summer slide in mathematics. With two age-appropriate learning environments that leverage gaming protocols to keep students engaged, it is designed to motivate students, encourage critical thinking and teach them mathematics.

DreamBox Learning Math’s Intelligent Adaptive Learning engine continually assesses students’ progress and places them in the exact right spot within the curriculum – their optimal learning zone – so that students are never bored or frustrated. With every move a student makes, the engine evaluates the speed, accuracy, efficiency, and strategy used to solve problems to determine the next step in that student’s learning path.

About DreamBox Learning:

DreamBox Learning was founded in 2006 in Bellevue, Washington and launched its first online learning product in January 2009. DreamBox Learning Math offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning™, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum, and motivating learning environment. The innovative DreamBox platform captures every decision a student makes while working in the program and adjusts the student’s learning path appropriately, providing millions of individualized learning paths, each one tailored to a student’s unique needs.

DreamBox Learning closed its Series A round of funding in December 2011 led by private investors Reed Hastings, John Doerr and Deborah Quazzo, as well as GSV Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GSVC).

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enrolled Dreambox this year across our elementary schools. We continue to hear very positive reviews from students, teachers and parents during its initial year in our district.

Charles Nusinov, ED of Learning and Teaching

Whenever my students have some free class time, they pick up DreamBox on their iPads and do a lesson. That's definitely going to add up to a whole lot of new math learning by the end of the year!